The first poisonous scholar in Daxia, starting from the abdication of the prime minister

The next day.

It was just dawn and the morning light was breaking.

Gu Jingzhi put down his pen and stretched lazily.

Thanks to the constant exercise during this period, Gu Jingzhi didn't feel tired at all even after working out all night.

The old man Shiquan used something that everyone said was good. Gu Jingzhi had only used it for three months in this era, and his martial arts skills were about to break through to the Ming Jin level.

"Old Huang, it's time to wake up!"

Gu Jingzhi put away the manuscript in his hand and woke up Lao Huang again.

"Sir, is it dawn yet?"

Old Huang rubbed his hazy eyes, looked out the window, and finally looked at Gu Jingzhi who was sorting out the manuscripts. He said in surprise: "Master, you...you didn't sleep all night?"

Gu Jingzhi just smiled faintly, and then said: "Let's go, let's go outside the city to see Brother Chen off!"

"Mr. Chen? Didn't he forbid you to send him off? Also, aren't you going to be on duty at the Hanlin Academy today?" Old Huang was a little puzzled.

"Your young master is taking a day off today!"

Gu Jingzhi rolled his eyes: "Besides, if he said he wouldn't send it off, then he wouldn't send it off. If the world were like this, there would be very little humanity!"

The ancients have always had the feeling of seeing each other off, just like in the ancient times of our great China, the ancients would cut willow branches at Ba Bridge, which was about the feeling of friends seeing each other off.

Chen Baonian was the only close friend he could confide in in his life. Now that he was going to suffer in a barren land, he had to send him off no matter what!

……

The master and servant walked on the street, and Gu Jingzhi took a deep breath.

People are hurrying along the long street, peddlers are coming and going in an endless stream, the sounds of hawking are everywhere, and the small shop selling soy milk is steaming. Compared with the streets and alleys in the previous life, cars, horses, pedestrians, letters... are all slower!

Such times.

Some people may never meet again after parting once.

The first time some people meet each other may also be the last time!

Although the Changting outside the capital city does not have the scenery of Baqiao in the past, countless friends have come here to drink farewell wine in the past twenty years.

Chen Baonian's farewell wine looked a bit shabby.

Apart from him, two good friends of the same age came to see him off, and the three of them stood at the pavilion and chatted.

"Brother Chen, I hope you take care on your journey to the northwest. We will surely meet again someday, good friends!"

A young man in his twenties, holding a glass of wine, seemed to be comforting and also offering blessings.

The other person beside him also nodded solemnly: "Brother Chen, there's nothing bad about Ningzhou. At least you've already got an official position. Unlike me and Brother Qiyun, we don't know how long we have to wait..."

"Yes!"

The young man called Qi Yun sighed softly, "Brother Zhu and I don't have any noble family backgrounds, but I don't know when we can be sent down to the countryside..."

"My two friends, please don't be sad about this! The imperial court's purpose of recruiting talented people from all over the world is to recruit talented people. You two have already passed the palace examination and will definitely have a bright future!"

Although the place he was assigned was difficult to describe, Chen Baonian still cheered up and encouraged his friends: "I am just one step ahead of you two!"

"Yes! I've studied hard for over a decade, so it won't hurt to wait a little longer!"

Qi Yun smiled and then held up the wine: "Brother Chen, the journey is long, I wish you a smooth journey, a glass of wine to thank you for your kindness!"

"My two gentlemen are so thoughtful. I will never forget your kindness in sending me off. Come..."

"Clap!"

The three cups clinked together, and then they drank it all in one gulp. Chen Baonian put down his glass, his eyes slightly red: "You two, Chen will go first..."

"Take care, Brother Chen!"

The other two bowed and saw him off.

"it is good!"

Chen Baonian took a deep breath, then looked towards the capital, but was stunned when he saw it!

"Brother Baonian! Ningzhou is a long way away. It would be really unkind of you to just leave without having a drink with me, wouldn't it?"

Not far away, Gu Jingzhi was walking with a smile on his face, and the old servant behind him was holding a bamboo tube. Chen Baonian saw it and immediately trotted a few steps:

"Jingzhi, didn't we agree yesterday that you don't have to see me off today?"

Chen Baonian, who was already filled with melancholy, burst into tears when he saw Gu Jingzhi.

Gu Jingzhi walked forward and said, "In such a big city like the capital, the only person who can be my friend is Chen Baonian. Brother, you are going on a long journey today, so I will see you off!"

He walked to the stone table and said to the other two with a smile, "How about borrowing your wine to give to Brother Baonian?"

The two of them were a little reserved and bowed together, saying, "Doctor Gu, please take it yourself!"

A secretary is also called a secretary doctor. They called Gu Jingzhi by his official title. Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "We are all classmates, but there is no need to be polite. Just call me brother!"

"Gu, you're too polite, Doctor!"

The two of them smiled awkwardly.

It is true that Gu Jingzhi was born in the same year as them, but he was the top scholar in the imperial examination and now he is a secretary and a close minister to the emperor. He is not comparable to them who do not even hold an official position.

Gu Jingzhi shook his head upon seeing this.

He has seen this scene more than once!

Holding two glasses of wine in his hands, he walked up to Chen Baonian and sighed softly: "Brother Baonian, we are parting today, I hope you take care of yourself!"

"Jingzhi..."

Chen Baonian took the wine glass and said with a forced smile, "Having Jingzhi as a friend is enough for my life!"

As he spoke, he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, and suddenly he burst into a heroic mood: "In the past, an old friend recited a poem to me as a farewell gift. Today, I have a wish for you, brother. I wonder if Jing will fulfill it?"

Gu Jingzhi smiled faintly: "That's what I wish for, but I dare not ask for it!"

As he spoke, he walked to the stone table, picked up his pen and wrote:

"The morning rain in the capital has moistened the dust, and the green willows in the guesthouse are anew green. I urge you to drink another cup of wine, for there will be no friends west of Ningguan.

Send Chen Baonian to Ningxi!"

It was May, when willow catkins were flying everywhere. Chen Baonian was reciting poems and suddenly drank a glass of wine.

"Haha! With this poem, everything should be made clear! Everyone, Chen is leaving..."

Saying,

Chen Baonian left quickly, his slightly trembling shoulders seeming to tell something.

Gu Jingzhi looked at him silently until the figure gradually disappeared. He sighed softly. He greeted the other two and then said to Lao Huang, "Let's go back!"

……

The master and servant returned to the capital in silence. As soon as they entered the city, they saw a familiar figure.

I saw that idiot Gu Xiu, riding a tall horse, standing across the middle of the road, with a few lackeys beside him, looking at Gu Jingzhi with dissatisfaction.

"How is it? Are you used to this kind of farewell scene?"

Gu Xiu smiled unscrupulously.

Gu Jingzhi frowned when he heard this.

Chen Baonian was a mere seventh-rank county magistrate leaving the capital to take up his new post. This was a trivial matter for the entire capital, so how come this idiot knew everything about it?

Before Gu Jingzhi could say anything, Gu Xiu said complacently: "Gu Jingzhi, I told you long ago that my grandfather is the prime minister of the current dynasty, the head of all officials..."

"I can't touch you, Gu Jingzhi, right now, but can't I touch a mere Chen Baonian?"

"what?"